Charleston Int'l Airport to close at midnight ahead of Hurricane Florence

by ABC News 4

Charleston International Airport (File/WCIV)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) —

UPDATE: Airport officials confirm Charleston International Airport will close at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, according to Aviation Authority President and CEO Paul Campbell. Air Force personnel will be evacuating, Campbell said. The airport will not have emergency services available on the runway in the event of an emergency. Officials plan to reopen a runway at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday. The terminal will not be closed at any time.

On Tuesday, Southwest flights to and from Charleston International Airport were canceled, according to the departure list.

Three cancellations were reported from and to Chicago, Nashville and Baltimore.

As of Tuesday, no other airlines had flights that were canceled.

Hurricane Florence, which is expected to make landfall Thursday as a major hurricane.